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 | | At the Mairie, M. Ernest Moreau, who it appears had been very anxious about us, received us with joy and cordially congratulated me. But I knew that even when their passions are aroused the people are just; and not the slightest credit was due to me, for I had not been uneasy in the least. |
 | | Victor Hugo, in a speech which this time was cheered, confided life and property to the protection and devotedness of the people. |
 | | She founded a hospice--the Marie Thérèse Infirmary--visited the poor, succoured the sick, superintended crêches, gave alms and prayed; at the same time she was harsh towards her husband, her relatives, her friends, and her servants, and was sour-tempered, stern, prudish, and a backbiter. |
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